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George Russell has been disqualified from the results of the Belgian Grand Prix because his car was underweight, handing teammate Lewis Hamilton victory. Russell originally won the race on an audac…
George Russell was disqualified from the results of the Belgian Grand Prix for having an underweight car, allowing Lewis Hamilton to claim victory as his teammate. Despite initially winning the race with an audacious one-stop strategy, beating Hamilton in a 1-2 finish, Russell’s car was found to be 1.5 kg underweight after being weighed post-race. This violation of Technical Regulations led to Mercedes acknowledging the discrepancy with no mitigating factors. After a thorough investigation by the FIA, it was confirmed that Russell’s car did not meet the required weight, resulting in the disqualification. This decision elevated Hamilton to the race winner, followed by Piastri and Leclerc in the revised podium positions.
